It needs to dry and then stay dry to avoid flooring problems.
Vapor barrier on slab before hardwood.
If the vapor barrier gets damaged before the concrete pour it must be repaired.
Our moistureblock is a 6 mil polyethylene film vapor barrier that is used during the installation process with floating laminate luxury vinyl planks and engineered wood floors.
Builders typically lay down a vapor barrier before they pour a concrete slab.
Underlayment with 6 mil vapor barrier.
Try cutting a 12 inch by 12 inch.
There are many types of vapor barriers including pvc.
The other two says it depends on our area of the valley and our slab.
Preventing the moisture from seeping up into the hardwood requires the installation of a vapor barrier also called a moisture barrier.
First vapor barrier on the concrete slab one of companies always uses a vapor barrier flooring vinyl on all their jobs.
Should a vapor barrier always be used in this scenario.
We are talking about a glue down install of engineered wood over an on grade slab.
A concrete vapor barrier is any material that prevents moisture from entering a concrete slab.
Concrete tends to wick water quickly and the barrier holds back most of the moisture.
Tape all the seams to adhere the repair piece to the existing vapor barrier.
Completely tape to pipe and vapor barrier.